A number of people have written about the memory taken up by TDM Plug-Ins, not
being used in a particular session, and expressed a desire for an easy way to
enabale and disable them. Here is a suggestion for doing this using AppleScript.

Make a new folder in the DAE folder called (in this example) "TDM Plug-Outs".

Run the application AppleScript. Paste the following commands into the main part
of the window. Modify drive name to match your system.

tell application "Finder"
activate
move file "Dynamics" of folder "TDM Plug-Ins" of folder "DAE Folder" of folder
"System Folder" of disk "System Drive" to folder "TDM Plug-Outs" of folder "DAE
Folder" of folder "System Folder" of disk "System Drive"
end tell

Save As - Choose Application - Check Never Show Start-Up Screen - Filename
"Dynamics Out"

The above commands are pretty self explanatory. You don't need to be a
programmer to modify them to suit.

Next make a programme called "Dynamics Out" using the following script.

tell application "Finder"
activate
move file "Dynamics" of folder "TDM Plug-Outs" of folder "DAE Folder" of folder
"System Folder" of disk "System Drive" to folder "TDM Plug-Ins" of folder "DAE
Folder" of folder "System Folder" of disk "System Drive"
end tell

Carry on doing this for all of the Plug-Ins which you may want to disable.

Now, wouldn't it be handy to be able to see which Plug-Ins are In, and which are
out. Try this script, and call it "Show TDM".

tell application "Finder"
select folder "TDM Plug-Ins" of folder "DAE Folder" of folder "System Folder" of
disk "System Drive"
open selection
select folder "TDM Plug-Outs" of folder "DAE Folder" of folder "System Folder"
of disk "System Drive"
open selection
end tell

And of course it's friend, "Hide TDM".

tell application "Finder"
close window of folder "TDM Plug-Outs" of folder "DAE Folder" of folder "System
Folder" of disk "System Drive"
close window of folder "TDM Plug-Ins" of folder "DAE Folder" of folder "System
Folder" of disk "System Drive"
end tell

Now you have a set of applications cluttering up your drive. You can paste each
Plug-In's icon on to the appropriate application if you like Make a new folder
for them all called "*TDM", but where I've shown a star, put the bullet
character which you get by holding option and pressing 8. (I can't show you as
it won't send over the net). Put this folder in your Launcher items folder, in
the system folder. Run the Launcher, and try it out. An alias of the launcher on
the desktop is a good idea, so you can open it easily.

To use these, quit the audio application (to quit the DAE), make your
selections, and re-run the application. There is no need to re-boot the Mac.

Have fun.

Martin Pedder
Boomerang Sounds, Manchester, UK
Pro-Audio Dealers for Digidesign, Steinberg, Opcode, Emagic, Apple etc
(+44 for UK) (0) 161-873 7770 Tel
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